Crap Towns / Southend-on-Sea / Weather
How often does it rain in Southend-on-Sea?
It rains in Southend-on-Sea on 104 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 18% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 3rd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 539 mm a year, 30% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,774 hours of sunshine a year, 16% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 42nd sunniest.
All that sunshine and the High Street still looks shut.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 104 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 539 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,774 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley and Hawkwell | 6.2 km | 109 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 11.6 km | 108 |
| Rayleigh | 8.1 km | 108 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 8.6 km | 108 |
| Ashingdon | 6.1 km | 107 |
| Hullbridge | 9.3 km | 107 |
| Canvey Island | 9.1 km | 106 |
| Rochford | 3.5 km | 105 |
| Southend-on-Sea | – | 104 |
| Great Wakering | 7.2 km | 101 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 11.9 km | 101 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |